VIDÉOS DES HIGHLIGHTS, ENCHÈRES DE JUIN 2024
QUAND CUNO RENCONTRE FERDINAND
UN PORTRAIT FASCINANT DE FERDINAND HODLER
Pour la première fois, deux versions d'un portrait historique de Ferdinand Hodler par Cuno Amiet ont pu être comparées côte à côte.
A beautiful watch: Patek Philippe ref. 1518
A PIECE OF WATCHMAKING HISTORY
Watch expert Alexander Kostmann presents the Patek Philippe reference 1518 from circa 1950 in our 17 June auction and explains why it is considered a crown jewel for watch collectors.
RIDERS TO ETERNITY
A ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE WITH RIDERS: MARIANNE VON WEREFKIN
Jara Koller presents one of her favourite works in the auction, a landscape with riders by the 'Blaue Retier' artist Marianne von Werefkin.
'ARTEMIS' THE FOREST DWELLER
A 150-million-year-old sprinting herbivore
Christian Link and Yolanda Schicker-Siber present this astonishingly complete and beautiful skeleton of a Dryosaurus, and discuss how it may have actually looked back in the Jurassic period.
DOROTHY IX: MANOLO VALDÉS
A MONUMENTAL MASTERPIECE
Clarisse Doge introduces us to the technique and philosophy behind this monumental work by one of the most significant contemporary artists.
EXISTS TO DESTROY, DESTROYS TO EXIST
TWO AUTHENTIC H. R. GIGER 'ALIEN' ARTEFACTS
In the 'Out of This World IV' auction, a vintage 1978 'Alien' hand and a 2017 'Alien' puppet will be offered. Christian Link tells their stories.
A REAL PIECE OF THE MOON
GIANT LUNAR METEORITE
This moon meteorite of over 2 kilos is a rare and fascinating piece of Earth's only natural satellite.
TINY TEETH, BIG BITE
DIPLOCAULUS SKULL
Yolanda Schicker-Siber examines the 250 million-year-old skull of one of the most successful predators of the late Permian period.
LIGHTNING TURNED TO GLASS
FORKED FULGURITE
When lightning strikes sand, it very rarely turns it into glass, in a shape which the ancients called 'Zeus's beard'. Yolanda Schicker-Siber and Christian Link discuss a piece that is extremely rare due to its large size.
STUNNING GEMS
RUBIES, DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES
Koller's jewellery specialist discusses some of the highlights in the June auction with Christian Link.